Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Achatinoidea Subfamily Achatininae Genus Achatina | Class Gastropoda Family Achatinidae Phylum Mollusca Rank Species | |
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Similar Achatina, Achatina albopicta, Achatina immaculata, Limicolaria flammea, Achatina reticulata | ||
Achatina glutinosa, common name the African land snail, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae, the giant African snails.
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Description
Shells of this species can reach a length of about 10–15 centimetres (3.9–5.9 in).
Distribution
This species is found in Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe.
References
Achatina glutinosa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA